Kennett Square, 40 miles west of Philadelphia in Chester County, proclaims itself as the Mushroom Capital of the World, with its local area farms accounting for nearly half of the mushroom production in the United States.

For the occasion, a 700-pound, eight-foot high stainless steel mushroom will be lowered from a crane as the final seconds of 2013 tick away.

Kennett Square’s Borough Council gave final approval for the New Year's Eve celebration on Monday.

"Being the mushroom capital of the world, I don’t know, why not," said Kathi Lafferty, coordinator of the annual Mushroom festival.

Kennett Square joins a list of towns with unique New Year's Eve drops across the country. For example, for nearly 20 years, the fishing town of Port Clinton, Ohio, between Toledo and Cleveland near Lake Erie, drops a 20-foot, 600-pound walleye to count down New Year's Eve.